Pine Creek Lake | |
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Location | McCurtain and Pushmataha Counties, Oklahoma |
Coordinates | 34°6′30″N 95°6′0″W / 34.10833°N 95.10000°W |
River sources | Little River (Red River) |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Built | 1969 |
Surface area | 3,750 acres (15.2 km2) |
Water volume | 53,750 acre-feet (66,300,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 79 miles (127 km) |
Surface elevation | 438 feet (134 m) |
Settlements | Valiant, Oklahoma |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Pine Creek Lake is a lake in McCurtain County and Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA. It is 8 miles (13 km) north of Valliant, Oklahoma.[1] It is located east of Rattan and north of Sobol.
The lake, which was begun in 1963 and became operational built in 1969, impounds the waters of Little River, Pine Creek, and Turkey Creek. It is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, water supply, fish and wildlife, and recreational purposes. The adjacent Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area extends this mission.[2]